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Yisroel Dovid Weiss, Rabbi and spokesman for Neturei Karta, talks to TRT World about the Israeli attack on Palestine

The Christian community in the Pakistan city of Jaranwala saw nearly two dozen churches and tens of homes ransacked by hundreds of protestors in August. In the aftermath, the government promised money to help rebuild. But as they prepare for Christmas, many are still living with the damage and shock of the attack.

The US military says a drone which hit a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean was launched from Iran. Iran is also accused of backing Houthi rebels in Yemen who have been launching attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. The US claims that Iran also backs Hamas, the Palestinian group which attacked Israel on October 7th, leading to the war in Gaza. It’s increased fears that the conflict in Gaza could escalate into a wider regional confrontation. Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Rob Watson.

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has agreed to buy a 25% stake, worth about £1.25bn, in Manchester United. As part of the deal, Ratcliffe's Ineos Group will take control of the club's football operations. Ratcliffe, 71, will also provide $300m (£236m) for future investment into Old Trafford. The announcement comes 13 months after the club's owners, the Glazer family, stated they were considering selling to "explore strategic alternatives".

Fourteen Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza Saturday in one of the deadliest days for Israeli troops since the war began that comes as Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu faces increasing international pressure, including from the U.S., where Israel’s efforts are increasingly unpopular.

Zohreen Shah has details on the urgent manhunt underway in Florida, after a gunman opened fire on a crowd of holiday shoppers, killing one person and wounding another; Reena Roy reports on the unaccompanied 6-year-old child placed on the wrong Spirit Airlines flight as holiday air travel breaks records this year, with 7.5 million expected to fly; Britt Clennett is in Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, where Christmas celebrations were canceled after a particularly deadly weekend in the Israel-Hamas war; and more on tonight’s episode of World News Tonight.

In what could be the bloodiest weekend for the Israel military in the ongoing Gaza war, the IDF lost at least 18 soldiers between December 22 and 24. At ten, December 23 saw the most number of military casualties. However, Hamas put the death toll even higher. Abu Obaida, the spokesperson of Hamas' military wing Al Qassam Brigades said that Palestinian fighters had killed nearly 50 IDF soldiers in the previous 4 days. Watch the full video for more.

Israeli fighter jets have bombed a block of houses in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza - killing at least 70 Palestinians. Dozens more have been injured and many homes have been destroyed in the strikes. People are digging through the rubble, in the hope of finding survivors.

Ukraine has celebrated Christmas on 25 December for the first time this year. The country has traditionally used the Julian calendar, also used by Russia, where Christmas falls on 7 January. In a further shift from Russia, it is now marking Christmas according to the Western - or Gregorian - calendar, which it uses in everyday life.

The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, UK. It belongs to a pliosaur, a ferocious marine reptile that terrorised the oceans about 150 million years ago. The 2m-long fossil is one of the most complete specimens of its type ever discovered and is giving new insights into this ancient predator. The skull will be featured in a special David Attenborough programme on BBC One on New Year's Day.

Russia has lost a 87 percent of the total number of active-duty ground troops it had prior to launching its invasion of Ukraine and two-thirds of its pre-invasion tanks, a source familiar with a declassified US intelligence assessment provided to Congress told CNN. CNN's Manu Raju and Katie Bo Lillis report

Dozens of people have been injured in a wave of missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, authorities say. Fifty-three people were hurt in the attacks, including six children, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Kindergarten and hospital buildings were reportedly damaged by debris as authorities said 10 Russian ballistic missiles had been shot down. The strikes happened after President Volodymyr Zelensky left the US.

Presidents Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded with lawmakers for more aid as Republicans demand changes at the U.S. Southern border. ABC News' Justin Finch has the details.

Benjamin Netanyahu was told by a powerful Jewish religious figure that he would be Israel’s last leader and hand the sceptre to the Messiah. How does this so-called prophecy affect Netanyahu’s political calculations? And who is the mysterious religious figure, honoured by successive US presidents , simply known as The Rebbe?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington DC to try and save a $61bn (£48.5bn) US defence package for Kyiv. Republican members of Congress have stalled the aid package and have argued that more should be done to strengthen the US-Mexico border. Zelensky will meet behind closed doors with various senators as well as the new House Speaker, Mike Johnson, to plead his case. The Ukrainian president will also meet with President Joe Biden, who has urged US lawmakers to approve the funds as soon as possible.

Georgetown University professor Matthew Kroenig joined 'FOX & Friends' to discuss why China is bolstering its hacking efforts against the U.S. and what that could mean for the future